Lost ipod UPC label

I got in on the buy a Mac get a free ipod deal Apple is advertising and purchased the combo on 6/25/07. My Red ipod Nano arrived 2 days later. The Macbook took a while but was shipped on 7/5/07. After a long wait I'm now a happy new Mac owner.

A few days ago I realized it was time (I think the rebate deadline for me is 8/5/07) to do the rebate so I printed out all the paperwork and cut the UPC label from the MB and ipod box. I finally got around to filling everything out and realized that I don't have the ipod UPC label with me anymore. It's kind of small so I might have thrown it away with the trash. I have been turning my room upside down trying to find it but I'm about to give up.

My question is that is there any way for me to still get the rebate? Is it possible to tell them my story and they'll somehow accept my rebate request without the ipod UPC label? Is it possible for me to use someone else's red ipod nano's UPC label... and where can I get such a spare UPC label? or am I out of luck?

I apologize for the long read and my bad grammar (English is my second language). If anyone know anything please let me know. I can't sleep at the thought of losing $200. It's a huge loss for a poor graphic design student like me

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